Harvey Has His Way: ‘The Reader’ to Open December 12
Hollywood watchers were abuzz last week amid reports of a disagreement between Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin over when to release Stephen Daldry’s World War II romance The Reader. Always looking for a little Oscar juice, Weinstein wanted to release the film starring Kate Winslet in December after a test screening went well. Rudin, who has another Kate Winslet Oscar contender in Revolutionary Road, preferred to give the director time to properly finish the film by releasing it in early 2009.
After making some concessions (including moving post-production to New York where director Daldry is busy at work on the Billy Elliot Broadway musical), Weinstein got his way and The Reader will hit theaters on December 12. Could Kate Winslet be competing with herself for an Oscar? Will she favor Revolutionary Road directed by her husband Sam Mendes?
LiC says: Oscar Shmoscar. We’re just glad there’s definitely one more interesting film hitting theaters this season.
Source: Variety
Filed under: News, Release Dates
Tags: Harvey Weinstein, Kate Winslet, Scott Rudin, Stephen Daldry, The Reader
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Fun game! Find and name the titles of FIVE recent or upcoming films in the following list:
The Reserver
Reserving Road
Revolution Road
The Wrestler
Reservation Read
The Revolution
Wrestling Road
Reading Revolution
Reservation Road
Revolutionary Read
The Road
The Wrestling Reader
Revolutionary Wrestler
Reserving Revolution
The Reader
Revolutionary Reservation
The Reservation
Revolutionary Road
Reading Road
The Reading Wrestler
Revolutionary Reader
Reading Rainbow (I wish)
I’m with you Craig. I’m just really looking forward to both films, and I’m glad they’ll both be out this year.
I don’t know, I’d prefer for Daldry to be allowed to finish the film on his own schedule and then release it in the Spring 2009 doldrums.
LOL Danny, I give up, it’s too hard ;)
I think I am also with you Craig on this, I just hope it is actually good when you all get to see it, and not like rushed and crappier than it would be if it was released next year.
Hahah Daniel. Good one. I’m also a fan of
Chumthumber
Thumbscrubber
Chuckscummer
Thrumslummer
Chumscrubber
Scrubthummer
Chumchummer
Thumbsucker
Jeff, I tend to agree with letting the director have his way, but it sounds like Daldry is happy. My sense was that if Daldry and Rudin really didn’t want to release the movie, they didn’t have to because they hadn’t delivered it yet.
Ha, another solid list, Craig. Is it really that hard to come up with distinct titles these days?
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This is the one with Alexandra Maria Lara also, no?
lol…I think we can chalk dorothy up in the ‘excited for the reader’ column.
KB. Oui
“lol…I think we can chalk dorothy up in the ‘excited for the reader’ column.”
Just a little bit ;) I can’t hide my fanaticism over Ms. Winslet, especially when it comes down to a project I genuinely feel she will be outstanding in. Here she’s working with wonderful, not to mention challenging, source material. On paper at least, it appears to be the role of a lifetime (basing this on the book, not the script, which I haven’t read…so if someone has um…a copy well…yeah, drop a line, or two!). I’m terribly excited for this Fall season. It’s looking like the stuff dreams are made of.
You might want to put the word out to a certain Mr. Adams.
Maybe I will, Craig. Maybe I will.
Haha. If Winslet and Cotillard ever co-star in a film, poor Dorothy may just stroke out.
I’ve had that same (though not so comprehensively listed) thought about all these film titles, Daniel. Nicely said.
lol, jennybee! I think I’d be DOA — wouldn’t even get to see the film, sadly enough.
Two words: spontaneous combustion.
Hah, I think just thinking about may have gotten Dorothy’s blood pressure up.
Dorothy: Well, if that were to happen, they probably would have to close down the theater due to the burn damage (spontaneous combustion = bursting into flames, right?).
Daniel: Good one. Here are my guesses…
The Wrestler
Reservation Road
Revolutionary Road
The Road
The Reader
Since 4 of those are based on books, you’d think the authors would try and be more original with the titles (Cormac McCarthy especially)